shakedwnst924

shakedwnst924

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  1. New Grad Med Surg Nurse Freaking Out!

    shakedwnst924 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh God, somebody please help me! I just started a job on the Med Surg floor and will have 6-7 patients per shift. I am working with a preceptor right now and having trouble juggling only 2 patients (I...

  2. Travel Agency Review

    shakedwnst924 replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in Travel

    Bwahaha! Nice one Tango, you crack me

  3. Assessments on 11-7

    shakedwnst924 replied to NoahscoopsRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tailor your assessments to what the patient needs assessing on. For example, if the patient has some lung issues going on, spend extra time listening to all lung sounds. I'm not saying skimp on an...

  4. Night Shift off Nights

    shakedwnst924 replied to nrse20's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain! I hated waking up at 2am on my days off, used to happen all the time when I worked nights. Melatonin might be worth a shot. If that doesn't work for ya, don't feel bad if you need to...

  5. What would you do?

    shakedwnst924 replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Emergency

    I think you did everything you could do. As you well know, some MDs just have "patience" issues & get frustrated/flustered if they don't know what to do or don't get what they want right then....

  6. Need Assistance with Nursing Care Plan!

    shakedwnst924 replied to nursing_student123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try putting yourself in the patient's shoes. If you couldn't move around & had trouble communicating needs & learning, & were at risk for skin breakdown, what would you want as goals? I...

  7. Community health nursing diagnosis

    shakedwnst924 replied to jwharry's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Tell us what you think first, & we'll give you some feedback

  8. Mold allergies & first generation cephalosporins

    shakedwnst924 replied to JanineG67's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hah! Esme beat me to it! At least we're on the same page, & I agree it's a really good question, definitely something I'd never though of. Good thinkin' cap usage!

  9. Mold allergies & first generation cephalosporins

    shakedwnst924 replied to JanineG67's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not saying this is the right answer so don't quote me on it, but I'll tell you what I think & why: I think it's safe. When PCN first came out, it was developed from mold. That mold is found in the...

  10. Thoughts on entering travelling nursing for $$$$$

    shakedwnst924 replied to Starkyss's topic in Travel

    1) Wanted to let you know that your husband WILL find work, but definitely needs to be looking for it everyday. It took my ex boyfriend a year to find a job after he graduated from law school. Wanted...

  11. Have you ever seen this before?

    shakedwnst924 replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're 100% correct wavewatcher, yes

  12. Have you ever seen this before?

    shakedwnst924 replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah that happens sometimes. Renal failure patients lose the ability to produce urine because their kidneys literally stop functioning. Many renal patients are anuric, & dialysis does the work...

  13. New Travel RN, looking for advice on companies

    shakedwnst924 replied to yogalove's topic in Travel

    RNyogi, The truth is that there is no "best company", believe me, I did a ton of research trying to find it. Go with the company that has the benefits that are most important to you. For example, I'd...

  14. Am I being "too picky" with recruiters/companies?

    shakedwnst924 posted a topic in Travel

    I'm looking for an agency for my 1st assignment. I've done 6 months of solid research, have a self-made "travel nursing binder", & have a lengthy list of questions for each recruiter. I feel...

  15. Am I being "too picky" with recruiters/companies?

    shakedwnst924 replied to shakedwnst924's topic in Travel

    Thanks so much for the advice, much appreciated!

  16. STRESSFUL first nursing job

    shakedwnst924 replied to scnurse28's topic in Health, Stress Management

    WOW! You described both my floor & my situation, identical! I graduated Dec 09, worked med-surg, & had exact same issues. I put in my resignation yesterday. I just couldn't do it any longer...

  17. Night Shift Jet Lag??

    shakedwnst924 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been working on a Med Surg floor @ night for about 8 months now. It's my first job out of nursing school. For the first several months, I was doing okay keeping a night shift schedule when...

  18. Help with a Nursing Diagnosis for Teaching project in OB

    shakedwnst924 replied to mrs_d.rich's topic in General Students

    For Tdap vaccine & new moms, I think Knowledge Deficit is a great dx choice. Perhaps one of the learning objectives could be the second item you mentioned: Educating them on how getting the Tdap...

  19. Opioid Related Respiratory depression

    shakedwnst924 replied to helsinki1's topic in General Students

    Right on. Give Narcan/Naloxene and stop the

  20. New Grad Med Surg Nurse Freaking Out!

    shakedwnst924 replied to shakedwnst924's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks so much for everyone's replies! The combination of venting and reading your words of wisdom has made me feel muuuuch better. As bad as I may think some days are, if at the end of my shift, I...

  21. New Grad Med Surg Nurse Freaking Out!

    shakedwnst924 replied to shakedwnst924's topic in First Year After Licensure

    She's giving me 2 patients right now, but I have a feeling that she may want to bump it up to 3 by the end of next